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Magnificent Mopin Dance

Magnificent Mopin - The Agricultural Festival

Itanagar-India
 PAUL (RITUTPAL)

Tour Guide, Guwahati, India

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Adi is an ethnic tribe of Arunachal Pradesh known for their rich culture and heritage. Among the Adis, the Galo community celebrate ‘Mopin’ with pomp & fervour as an annual harvest festival during the advent of the Spring season in India.

Mopin

Mopin is a celebration of the harvest season held in the Galo months of "Lumi" and "Luki", corresponding to the months of March–April and the new year for the Galo tribe. The festival is believed to be the harbinger of peace, prosperity, and wealth as well. The rituals associated with celebrating Mopin include worshiping the Goddess known as Mopin Ane – similar to Goddess Lakhsmi.

Festival celebration

Dressed in their traditional attire, the Galo people expose their richness of the culture & tradition during the Mopin celebration organized on 5th April each year.

If you wish to visit Arunachal Pradesh, you can plan your trip around the time of the Mopin festival, and spend time amidst the Adi Galo during the 1st week of April for an ever memorable experience of North-East India.